All-New Mazda6 Petrol Cars To Have Company Driver Appeal

The model’s petrol engine power comes from a 2.0-litre SKYACTIV-G
unit with the option of either 145ps or 165ps outputs in four-door Saloon
or five-door Tourer body styles.

The 145ps in Saloon guise has CO2 emissions of 129g/km (131g/km Tourer)
putting it among the class-leaders in the upper medium segment. Miles Per
Gallon on the combined fuel cycle is 51.4 (Tourer 50.4).

On UK sale in January 2013, the all-new Mazda6 is available in SE, SE
Nav, SE-L, SE-L Nav trim levels, from £19,595 on-the-road.

Due to a combination of competitive list price and low CO2 emissions
figure, the 2.0-litre 145ps SE model has the lowest monthly benefit-in-kind
tax figure of any of the 36 all-new Mazda6 models.

A monthly company car benefit-in-kind tax cost of £52 for a basic rate
taxpayer or £104 for a higher rate taxpayer means the bill is lower than
the rival BMW 320i EfficientDynamics which, while having the lowest CO2
emissions figure (124g/km) in the class has a significantly higher
on-the-road price (£25,730) meaning a tax burden of £64/£128.

In fact, all manual versions of the 2.0-litre 145ps Saloon offer
benefit-in-kind tax savings versus the BMW model as do the two Tourer
models available in SE-L and SE-L Nav specification.

Mazda Head of Fleet Steve Tomlinson said: “Diesel models account
for approximately 90 percent of upper medium sector company car sales
because many drivers are clocking up high annual mileages.

“However, there is a section of the company car driving population
that require an upper medium sector car to meet work or lifestyle
requirements but do not drive quite as many miles.

Industry-leading developments that focus on powertrains, improved
aerodynamics, vehicle weight reduction and chassis and transmission
enhancements are all embraced within Mazda’s SKYACTIV technology.

As a result, the new 2.0-litre 145ps Mazda6 delivers a 17 percent
reduction in CO2versus the outgoing entry-level Mazda6, a 21 percent
increase in power, a 22 percent increase in MPG and a 27 percent increase
in torque.

Tomlinson added: “The all-new Mazda6 will shake-up the upper
medium company car sector. Although diesel power will dominate corporate
sales, we believe petrol-engine models will secure a significant
following.”

The petrol-engined 2.0-litre 165ps Saloon and Tourer are available in
Sport and Sport Nav trim levels with on-the-road prices from £23,515. CO2
emissions are 135g/km (Tourer 136g/km) with combined cycle fuel economy of
47.9mpg (Tourer 47.9mpg).

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